Burgundy Tasting

Restaurant Schweizer's, Stuttgart
Tasted Friday, June 23, 2023 by NoTrollingerPlease with 107 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Alfred Gratien Champagne Cuvée Paradis 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Deep golden color. Yeasty nose, lots of autolysis notes. On the palate a bit sweet and sour, some lactic notes, Good length. Good, standard Champagne, but for me nothing really fancy or exciting. 90-91

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  • 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne 96 Points

    France, Champagne

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, medium golden color. Holy cow! What a nose! Never had that before in a Dompi 08. So smoky, deep and complex. Simply wow and beautiful.
    On the palate of course with the usual bit of sweetness, but what a tension and pressure! Creamy, wonderful balance, fine mousseux and an enormous length and great complexity! This bottle was in a wonderful spot right now. My WOTN. 96-97

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 171eme 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, pale golden color. Beautiful fine, smoky and surprisingly open nose. Not as complex as the DP 08, but almost.
    On the palate also surprisingly open already. 12,5% abv. Elegant, balanced, fresh, precise, beautiful extract and juicy. Good length. Beautiful young Krug. 93-94

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2019 Bernhard Huber Chardonnay Alte Reben 88 Points

    Germany, Baden

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, pale golden color. Intense nose, driven by oak and toasting.
    You can drink it now, if you like very well made oaked Chardonnay, but I would recommend waiting 5+ years for the intense toasting notes to blend in. Certainly a complex wine with good potential. 88+

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  • 2019 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Pouilly-Fuissé En Chatenay 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, pale golden color. Clean, dense, salty and fine nose, a bit muted.
    Round, elegant, some fresh citrus notes, fine oak, well integrated. Creamy, dense and salty, good length. Currently more joyful than the Huber we had in parallel. 90-91

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2009 Giuseppe Contratto Special Cuvée 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Alta Langa

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Nice bubbles, but compared to the great Champagnes we had today it is like a football match between FC Nowhere against Real Madrid. Lacks the elegance and finesse of Champagne. Nevertheless good as a palate cleaner. 87-88

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 1996 Gérard Raphet Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    My first disappointment of the night. IMHO the bottle was past peak. Clear, deep tawny color. Fully mature nose, certainly fine and spicy, but not with the intoxicating flavors a great Chambertin can enchant.
    On the palate some interesting spicy, cinnamon like notes, fine tannin, some tobacco, high acidity, 13,5% abv. Good length. Drinks nicely, but far from being great and for me declining. 90-91

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  • 1996 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    My second disappointment of the night. Clear, deep garnet color. Fine deep and fruity nose, but also not very complex and multi-layered.
    On the palate a bit drying tannin, 13%. Fresher than the Raphet, some fruit, good balance, good concentration and depth, good length, but also not very exciting. 91

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Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Gantenbein Pinot Noir 88 Points

    Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Graubünden, Fläsch

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    My third disappointment of the night. Very advanced, mature bottle with some oxidative notes. Still some nice saltiness, but other than that not really exciting. I am still waiting for a really good Gantenbein Pinot... 88-89

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  • 2004 Domaine Heresztyn/Heresztyn-Mazzini Clos St. Denis 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, deep garnet color. Beautiful fine, floral and spicy nose. On the palate quite fine and elegant, good tannin, 13,5% abv. Some vegetable and green notes, spicy, good length. This bottle should be drunk up, felt a bit past peak. Good, but not on a GC level. 90-91

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Flight 10 (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Domaine Perrot-Minot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru La Combe d'Orveau Vieilles Vignes 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, deep and glowing ruby color.
    Beautiful fine, dense and deep nose with great fruit and some blood. Complex and nice.
    On the palate very fine and elegant. High, ripe and very fine tannin. Beautiful balance, elegance, precision and focus. Fine fruit mixed with some soil and a lovely mineral core. Very deep and with a good length. Only downside for me, it felt a tiny bit hot with only 13% abv. Nevertheless a beautiful wine with a solid upscale potential. 93-94

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  • 2009 Bernhard Huber Hecklinger Schlossberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Baden

    Glass: Spiegelau Burgundy
    Clear, deep ruby-garnet color. Dense, compact nose, some green notes and oak.
    It is hard to be compared against the Perrot-Minot, because it is a complete different style. It is like comparing a Porsche with a Mustang. Both are nice and have their fan base... The Huber has wonderful structure, texture and depth. More concentrated and bold, with a beautiful tension. This bottle would have clearly benefited from a decant. 92-93+

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